Xe arrondissement
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The 10th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements
(administrative districts) of the capital city
of France
.
Situated on the right bank
of the River Seine, the arrondissement contains two of Paris's six main railway stations: the Gare du Nord
and the Gare de l'Est
. Built during the 19th century, these two termini
are among the busiest in Europe.
The 10th arrondissement also contains a large portion of the Canal Saint-Martin
, linking the northeastern parts of Paris with the River Seine.
The 10th arrondissement is often referred to as l'Entrepôt. Like all Parisian arrondissements, it is divided into four quartiers (districts):
Arrondissements of Paris
The city of Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements municipaux administrative districts, more simply referred to as arrondissements . These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 101 French départements...
(administrative districts) of the capital city
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Situated on the right bank
Rive Droite
La Rive Droite is most associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two: looking downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank is to the left....
of the River Seine, the arrondissement contains two of Paris's six main railway stations: the Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord
Paris Nord is one of the six large terminus railway stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris, France. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including Paris Métro and RER...
and the Gare de l'Est
Gare de l'Est
is one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris. It is in the 10th arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann...
. Built during the 19th century, these two termini
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
are among the busiest in Europe.
The 10th arrondissement also contains a large portion of the Canal Saint-Martin
Canal Saint-Martin
Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.5 km long canal in Paris. It connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine.-Geography:The entrance of the canal is a double lock near Place de Stalingrad. Then, towards the river Seine, the canal is bordered by the quai de Valmy on one side and the quai de Jemmapes on...
, linking the northeastern parts of Paris with the River Seine.
Geography
The land area of the arrondissement is 2.892 km2 (1.117 sq. miles, or 715 acres), and it had a 1999 population of 89,695.The 10th arrondissement is often referred to as l'Entrepôt. Like all Parisian arrondissements, it is divided into four quartiers (districts):
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, the 37th quartier, has 21,624 people in an area of 92.7 hectares
- Porte-Saint-Denis, the 38th quartier, has 15,066 people in an area of 47.2 hectares
- Porte-Saint-Martin, the 39th quartier, has 23,125 people in an area of 60.9 hectares
- Hôpital-Saint-Louis, the 40th quartier, has 29,870 people in an area of 88.4 hectares
Demography
The peak population of the 10th arrondissement occurred in 1881, when it had 159,809 inhabitants. Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in both population and business activity, with 89,612 inhabitants and 71,962 jobs at last census in 1999.Historical population
| Year (of French censuses) |
Population | Density (inh. per km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 135,392 | 46,848 |
| 1881 (peak of population) | 159,809 | 55,259 |
| 1954 | 129,179 | 44,699 |
| 1962 | 124,497 | 43,049 |
| 1968 | 113,372 | 39,202 |
| 1975 | 94,046 | 32,519 |
| 1982 | 86,970 | 30,073 |
| 1990 | 90,083 | 31,149 |
| 1999 | 89,612 | 30,986 |
| 2005 estimate | 88,800 | 30,705 |
Immigration
Places of interest
- Canal Saint-MartinCanal Saint-MartinCanal Saint-Martin is a 4.5 km long canal in Paris. It connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine.-Geography:The entrance of the canal is a double lock near Place de Stalingrad. Then, towards the river Seine, the canal is bordered by the quai de Valmy on one side and the quai de Jemmapes on...
- Gare de l'EstGare de l'Estis one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris. It is in the 10th arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann...
- Gare du NordGare du NordParis Nord is one of the six large terminus railway stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris, France. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including Paris Métro and RER...
- Musée de l'ÉventailMusée de l'ÉventailThe Musée de l'Éventail , or more formally L'Atelier Hoguet Musée de l'Éventail, is a private museum of fans and fan-making located in the 10th arrondissement at 2, boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, France. It is open several afternoons per week; an admission fee is charged...
(museum of fans) - Passage BradyPassage BradyPassage Brady is one of two covered arcades located in the 10th arrondisement of Paris, constructed in 1828. It lies between rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis and rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin....
- Passage du Prado
- Porte Saint-DenisPorte Saint-DenisThe Porte Saint-Denis is a Parisian monument located in the 10th arrondissement, at the site of one of the gates of the Wall of Charles V, one of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris...
- Porte Saint-MartinPorte Saint-MartinThe Porte Saint-Martin is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and the grands boulevards Boulevard Saint-Martin and Boulevard Saint-Denis.- History...
- Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
- Church of Saint-Laurent
Streets
- Rue d'AbbevilleRue d'AbbevilleThe Rue d'Abbeville is a street in the 9th and 10th arrondissements of Paris. It derives its name from the proximity of the Gare du Nord that serves the town of Abbeville, in Picardy on the Somme.The street has two sections:...
- Rue Albert-Thomas
- Rue Alibert
- Rue d'Alsace
- Rue Ambroise-Paré
- Rue de l'Aqueduc
- Rue Beaurepaire
- Rue de Belzunce
- Rue Bichat
- Boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle
- Impasse Bonne-Nouvelle
- Rue Bossuet
- Rue Bouchardon
- Passage BradyPassage BradyPassage Brady is one of two covered arcades located in the 10th arrondisement of Paris, constructed in 1828. It lies between rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis and rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin....
- Passage du Buisson-Saint-Louis
- Rue du Buisson-Saint-Louis
- Rue Cail
- Rue de Chabrol
- Rue du Chalet
- Boulevard de la ChapelleBoulevard de la ChapelleThe boulevard de la Chapelle marks the border between the 10e arrondissement and the 18e arrondissement of Paris. It corresponds in part to the mur des Fermiers généraux, which, until 1860, marked the border between the communes of Paris and La Chapelle....
- Rue Charles-Robin
- Rue du Château-d'Eau
- Rue du Château-Landon
- Avenue Claude-Vellefaux
- Rue de Compiègne
- Rue Demarquay
- Boulevard de Denain
- Rue de Dunkerque
- Rue Eugène-Varlin
- Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple
- Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière
- Rue du Faubourg-Saint-DenisRue du Faubourg-Saint-DenisThe Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis is a street in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. It crosses the arrondissement from north to south, linking the Porte Saint-Denis to the Métro station of La Chapelle and passing the Gare du Nord.-History:...
- Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin
- Rue Fénelon
- Rue de la Fidélité
- Rue de la Grange-aux-Belles
- Rue Guy-Patin
- Rue d'Hauteville
- Rue du Huit-Mai-1945
- Rue de l'Hôpital-Saint-Louis
- Rue Jacques-Louvel-Tessier
- Rue Jean-Moinon
- Rue Jean-Poulmarch
- Quai de Jemmapes
- Rue Juliette-Dodu
- Rue La Fayette
- Rue de Lancry
- Rue Léon-Jouhaux
- Rue Louis-Blanc
- Rue Lucien-Sampaix
- Boulevard de MagentaBoulevard de MagentaThe boulevard de Magenta is located in the IX and X arrondissements of Paris, in France.It begins at place de la République and 1, rue Beaurepaire, and ends at 1, boulevard de Rochechouart and 53, boulevard de la Chapelle.-Etymology:...
- Rue de Marseille
- Rue Martel
- Rue de Maubeuge
- Rue de Mazagran
- Rue des Messageries
- Rue de Metz
- Rue Monseigneur-Rodhain
- Rue de Nancy
- Rue de Paradis
- Avenue Parmentier
- Rue Perdonnet
- Rue des Petites-Écuries
- Rue des Petits-Hôtels
- Rue Philippe-de-Girard
- Rue des Récollets
- Rue René-Boulanger
- Avenue Richerand
- Rue Robert-Blache
- Rue de Rocroy
- Boulevard Saint-Denis
- Impasse Sainte-Marthe
- Rue Sainte-Marthe
- Rue Saint-Laurent
- Boulevard Saint-Martin
- Rue Saint-Maur
- Rue de Saint-Quentin
- Rue Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
- Rue de Sambre-et-Meuse
- Rue Sibour
- Boulevard de Strasbourg
- Rue du Terrage
- Rue Tesson
- Rue Taylor
- Quai de Valmy
- Avenue de Verdun
- Rue Vicq-D'Azir
- Boulevard de la Villette
- Rue des Vinaigriers
- Rue Yves-Toudic
Squares
- Place de la Bataille-de-StalingradPlace de la Bataille-de-StalingradThe Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad is a square in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. It was named after the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the major battles of World War II...
- Place du Colonel-Fabien
- Place du Docteur-Alfred-Fournier
- Place Franz-Liszt
- Place Napoléon-III
- Place de la République
- Place de Roubaix
- Place Sainte-Marthe
- Place de Valenciennes
- Square Alban-Satragne
- Square Amadou-Hampate Ba
- Square Aristide-Cavaillé-Col
- Square des Recollets
- Square Eugène-Varlin
- Square Frédérick-Lemaître
- Square Henri-Christiné
- Square Juliette-Dodu
- Square Raoul-Follereau
- Square Robert-Blache
- Square Saint-Laurent